Hi World,

I'm Paola, a Spanish medicine student living in Madrid. I'm moving to Rome in September because of an exchange year.

I am an open minded person passionated by travels. I like to think that I'm an easy person to approach. I'm a positive thinking person who loves laughing. For me having a sense of humor is one of the greatest assets a person can have! New friends are always welcome in my life and I enjoy meeting people and learning new cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When travelling, I think it is more enjoyable to stay with locals that can show you around and recommend places to go rather than in hostels where you are only with tourists. Furthermore Couchsurfing provides an interesting new way of travelling for those people who want to see new places on a minimum budget (students like me, for exemple). I think traveling on a low budget actually gets you to TRAVEL for real. You HAVE to get to know new people. You don't have a choice. That's what makes travelling exciting.

Interests

I consider myself a quite sensitive person to art. Art moves me! I really enjoy music. I cannot spend one day without listening to music. I am also passionate about reading and cinema. Moreover I love sport, I need it! (running, tennis, dancing). In my free time I like to hang out with friends, dream about better world... (yes! I know it sounds quite cheesy)

• arts
• dancing
• cooking
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• sports
• tennis
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

It is hard to sum up your tastes in music, movies or books with a few titles but I'll try to do it.

I am really open minded when it comes to music. In my playlists, you would find Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Janis Joplin, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, the Stones, John Lee Hooker, Bon Iver, Alt-J, Sigur Rós, Mac DeMarco, Hinds... I have my own music tastes, but I'm always open to discover new things.

Some filmmakers whose work I really apreciatte are Woody Allen, Sofia Coppola, Las von Trier... And of course I Iike Spanish cinema too!

I can't choose a book. In fact I'm very worried about the thinking that I won't have enough time for reading every book I'd like to...

Teach, Learn, Share

"Ver solo con los propios ojos es ceguera. La de la imposibilidad de comprender. " Á. Gabilondo.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to think that I can cook decently, so when I meet new people I usually try to cook something typical from Spain.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain